Hardyes GCSE Aos2 Reich
A revision quiz for Steve Reich's Electric Counterpoint
- 1.
What style of music is Electric Counterpoint?
Correct Answer
Minimalism
minimalism - 2.
What is an OSTINATO
- A.
A question and answer melody
- B.
A motif that is imitated in other parts
- C.
A short repeating motif
Correct Answer
C. A short repeating motif -
- 3.
What is the name of the technique used in minimalism where you gradually build up a motif by adding a few notes on each repeat.
Correct Answer
Addition
addition - 4.
What is a RESULTANT MELODY?
- A.
The lowest sounding melody
- B.
The melody that you get as a result of hearing the highest sounding notes as a new melody, when two or more motifs are played together.
- C.
The result of playing one melody at half the speed of another.
Correct Answer
B. The melody that you get as a result of hearing the highest sounding notes as a new melody, when two or more motifs are played together. -
- 5.
What is the texture of this piece?
Correct Answer
Polyphonic - 6.
This piece uses 12/8 and 3/2 timesignatures at the same time. What is this called?
Correct Answer
Polymetric
Polymetres
Polymetre - 7.
Who was this piece written for?
Correct Answer
Pat Metheny - 8.
What key does this piece start in?
Correct Answer
E minor
E min - 9.
What key does it change to later in the piece?
Correct Answer
C minor
C min - 10.
What is a Canon?
- A.
When one part imitates another but not exactly.
- B.
When one part copies another exactly.
- C.
When one part copies another exactly but on a later beat.
Correct Answer
C. When one part copies another exactly but on a later beat. -
- 11.
Apart from Electric Guitar, what other instrument is used in this piece?
Correct Answer
Bass Guitar
Electric Bass - 12.
Give one technological effect used in this piece.
Correct Answer
Multi-tracking
Tape loops
Panning
Reverb
Fade out - 13.
Which word best describes the slowly changing harmony in this piece?
Correct Answer
Static - 14.
Name a world music which had an influence on the development of minimalism.
Correct Answer
Gamelan
African Drumming - 15.
When was this piece composed?
Correct Answer
1987 - 16.
Why is this piece called Electric Counterpoint?
- A.
Because it uses electric instruments and you have to count the beats.
- B.
Becase it uses electric instruments and Counterpoint mean 'melodies working against each other' (like polyphonic)
- C.
Because it used electricity in it's performance and Reich used lots of countermelodies to the main themes.
Correct Answer
B. Becase it uses electric instruments and Counterpoint mean 'melodies working against each other' (like polyphonic) -
- 17.
In the middle of the piece, the texture thickens, the dynamic gets louder and some of the guitars start playing with a different technique. What technique is this?
Correct Answer
strumming
they strum - 18.
What is the name for one note which is held under a changin harmony above?
Correct Answer
drone
pedal - 19.
Which word best describes different rhythms working against each other?
Correct Answer
cross-rhythms
cross rhythms - 20.
This piece would have been played live by seven musicians.
- A.
True
- B.
False
Correct Answer
B. False -
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